Importing historical data to IRIS Focus

You can import historical data into IRIS Focus to use the same IRIS Focus visualization and analytical tools available for current data.

This functionality is only available for weather radar data, not for lightning data.

To import the data, use one of the following import methods:

  • Transfer RAW product data from IRIS Analysis on the IRIS back-end to the IRIS Focus machine.

    See chapter IRIS Focus architecture .

  • Import a data archive by sending a collection of IRIS RAW products over the network using an SCP command. See the following steps.

  1. Set up public key authentication for the machine you are copying from:

    On the _my.iris.focus.server machine, add the key from the source machine to the radardminput user's ~/.ssh/authorized_keys file .

  2. Use SCP to copy all the files from /storage/raw/archive/ to the IRIS Focus Server. For example: 
    find "/storage/raw/archive" -type f -exec scp {} radardminput@my.iris.focus.server:/srv/vaisala/radarsw/datamanager/input;
    The Data Manager input service expects only IRIS RAW files. Make sure you do not copy a directory or zip file.
  3. To monitor the data import, or troubleshoot if the data does not appear on the IRIS Focus web interface, check the Data Manager input service log: 
    journalctl -u vaisala-radarsw-data-manager-input-service -f

The Data Manager input service imports the files to Data Manager for use in IRIS Focus.